Which of the following statements about comfort care is accurate?
a. Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment are distinctly different in the eyes of the legal community.
b. Each procedure should be evaluated for its effect on the patient's comfort before being implemented.
c. Only the patient can determine what constitutes comfort care for him or her.
d. Withdrawing life-sustaining treatments is considered euthanasia in most states.
B
The goal of comfort care is to provide only treatments that do not cause pain or other discomfort to the patient.
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